The World Health Organisation has dismissed social media claims of a state of emergency in China, asserting that the healthcare system is not overwhelmed and current respiratory illness trends align with seasonal patterns.

The rise of the infection in China and reports of overwhelmed hospitals has prompted concerns about another pandemic similar to Covid-19, but experts say the risk is low

Rising cases of common respiratory illnesses in China and elsewhere around the Northern Hemisphere are within the range expected for winter, with no unusual outbreaks reported, the World Health Organization said.

Social media claims about a new epidemic overwhelming hospitals and crematories in China, involving influenza A, HMPV, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and COVID-19, are unsupported. There is no confirmation from Chinese health officials or the WHO regarding any such epidemic or state of emergency in China.

Officials have warned multiple flu-like illnesses are on the rise, with suggestions that 7.2% of outpatient visits to local hospitals in northern provinces were due to a flu-like illness.

TWO babies have been hospitalised after testing positive for the HMPV virus in India as fears of a Covid-style outbreak spread across the region. This comes days after reports of a mysterious

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.

China’s winter illness season is less severe compared to the year before, according to data from its health authority. But the proliferation of a long-standing though little-known pathogen called human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been raising alarm both at home and in other countries.

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